Tire-protector holder.



- PATENTED JULY 28, 1908.

No. 894,751. r

- F. 0. SLANKER.

TIRE PROTECTOR HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED DBO. 20, 1907.

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; To all whom ii'may concern:

II panying drawing- '10- uNI D ATES PA EN OFFICE FRANK osconsLAN- nR; oPOIMONAQ CALIFORNIA. 'rmn-rno'rnoron nor-Dan;

3 "Specification or Letters Patent. Patented July 28, 1908.

Application asseuse-21, 1907. Serial Mam-1. r'

tire.

The invention has for an object'to provide a novel and im rovedconstruction of proe tectorembodyi g an annular rim held in potheinflated tire and to which op osition by site inc osing'v plates. are,removably attac ed and extend inward toward the wheel hub,

I of the protector applie the inner faces of said plates being'"providedwith a packing adapted. to surroundthe} wheel s okesand prevent theentranceifof' dust or 'oreign; substances intothe holder.

I In the drawing :'Fi' re. '1 is -anelev'a to;a ;whee1 ;;-Eig. 2 asimilar view of one of theplates remo d; Fig. 3 is an'elevation of theinner face of I j" of the plates; Fig. 4 is an enlargedd'etail I tion onthe line 4'4, Fig.- 1', andilii'g. isa

detail section'on the line -5-'5, F-ig. 4.

Like numerals refer to like eral figures of the drawing The numeraI IOdesignates awh'eel which may be of any desired size or configurationparts'in the -s evand provided with 'anyreferred form of" pneumatic tire11 secure tothe peripherythereof in the usual manner. Surrounding thistire is an annular protectin rim 12 ha'v ing a curved under face to fitt e periphery of the tire when inflated by which the. rim 18 held inposition. This rim is provided upon its upper face with a socket 14adapted to rereive any desired form of cushion tire or tread, forinstance thesolid rubber tire 15. The outer faces o'fgthe rim areprovided with shoulders 16 against wl'iich the outer'portion of thecircular plates 17 disposed at the opposite sides of the tire abut.These lates completely surround the tire on boti sides and extend inwardtoward the hub of-the wheel but terminate at a distance therefrom so asto allow play or movement for the protector and plates withoutinterference. The

Angeles, and State of- California, haveninvente ethe headed pins 18extending through the rim 12. at each side and adapted to pass.

through thebayonet slots 19 formed in the plates .17; Th'eseplates areconvexed or outwardly curved-at 20 opposite the sides of the pneumatictire so as to allow space for the ilateral movement thereof undercompression, and the inner portions of the plates are providedwith a pacpreferred form of pac 'ng to prevent the entrance-of dirt or dust may beapplied there beingh'e'resh-own a fibrous packing 22 attached to theportion 21 and of suflicient thickness to. completely surround thespokes of the wheel 10 when the plates are secured in position sofastoprevent the entrance of dust 'wi-thi'nthe casing formed by theseplates.

Thispackinglias only light frictional contact "with'tlie spokes andreadily yields to I I I I I I permit rnoyemen t of the plateswithoutbinding.

;: Intho application of the invention the rim I I .,;is retainednlI-iposition by the inflated pneu- Other andfurther objects oftheinvention will be fullv set forth and the hovel features thereofdefined by the appended claims.

I -the} lates readily applied so II I I pletlely in lose and protect thetire .againstipuncture or other injury, while permitting-the -necessarymovement of the inclosing'iholder incident to pressure upon the Iltire,.either :by weight or striking an obstacle whichv causes a.lateral expansion of the inflated tire as well as. an inward mo'vementofthe protector toward the hub. The cushion tread also assists inproducing the desired resiliency and prevents direct contact of the rimwith the ground; I The protector is readily removable'from' the tire ast comprises only the rim and attached plates thus preany ordinary formof Wheel or tire 'Without the necessity of change in the constructiontherefore be seen that the invention resents a simple, eflicierit andeconomica y I constructed tire protector especially adapted for use inconnection with automobiles.

Having describedfmy invention and'set in face 21 to which any i seating.a protector capable of application to 1 forth its merits, what I claimand desire to se- I I cureb Letters Patent is I 1. 1 tire protectorcomprising an annular rim provided with headed projections from its sdes, opposite annular guard plates slot- II tedto remova'lolyv embracesaid projections rim having a curved inner face, shoulders at andextended inward to form a guard inclosthe opposite sides thereof,projections exing' a portion of the spokes of a wheel intermediate ofsaid rim and the hub thereof, and a yielding packing disposedat theopposite inner faces of the central opening in said plates tosurroundsaid spokes.

. 2. A tire protector comprising an annular the opposite sides thereof,projections extending from said sides, removable plates slotted toengage said projections and shoulders and extended to inclose a portionof the spokes of a wheel.

3. A tire protector comprising an annular rim-having a curved innerface, shoulders at tending'from said sides, removable plates slotted toengage said projections and shoulders said plates being outwardly bentbeneath the rim and thence bent inward toward each other to inclose aportion of the spokes of a Wheel, and a dust packing carried by theinner faces of said plates to surround said spokes.

I11 testimony whereof I affix in presence of two witnesses. FRANK .OSCORSLANKER.

Witnesses: E. BARNES, J. E. MCCOMAS.

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